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A pile of approximately four tons of clothes was brought to Republic Square.
Source | City Hall city of Prague
A pile of roughly four tons of clothing, which has been on Prague’s Republic Square since Monday, is intended to draw attention to the issue of textile waste in the Czech Republic. The volume of textiles is supposed to represent the amount produced by an average family of four, said Vít Hofman, spokesman for the Prague municipality, which prepared the project together with the Prague Innovation Institute (PII). Starting next year, Prague and other cities will face a change in legislation that will require separate collection and recycling of textile waste. The aim of the change in European and Czech legislation is to reduce the ecological burden and support the circular economy. From January 1, 2025, municipalities in the Czech Republic will have the obligation to ensure separate collection of textile waste. At the same time, the European Union is preparing a directive that in the future will extend the responsibility of manufacturers for a product to its entire life cycle. Manufacturers, importers and distributors will thus provide or finance a textile collection and recycling system. At the same time, Prague and PII prepared today’s conference on the prevention of textile waste, how to deal with it and how to make the best use of textile waste in cities. advertisement
